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... 19:15; Romans 12:19; Colossians 4:1; 1 Peter 2:20-24 The LORD is righteous within her; He will do no injustice. Every morning He brings His justice to light; He does not fail. But the unjust knows no shame. (Zephaniah 3:5) Dear Lord, we want You to ...
... –13 If you found yourself near the end of your days, close to death, who or what would you most want by your ... I once attended to and perhaps even worried over through the years means very little now that I’m in my eighth decade. In those times ...
... couldn’t stand up straight. Or sit down without increasing the pain. Finally, my folks hauled me over to a big house in West Houston where ... did we try to win you with flattery, as you well know. And God is our witness that we were not pretending to be your friends just to get ...
... he asks: Why then have You brought me out of the womb? Would that I had died and no eye had seen me! I should have been as ... but so it is with Job as Bildad frowns, then walks away. And God stays silent. We end sadly, but not without lessons to remember. First, ...
... Every time I think of you, I give thanks to my God. Whenever I pray, I make my requests for all of you with joy, for you have been my partners in spreading the Good News about Christ from the time you first heard it until now. ...
... with what you are doing, but keep it between yourself and God. Blessed are those who don’t feel guilty for doing something they have ... Three suggestions come to mind as I think about living with the risks of grace and putting all this into balanced living. First, ...
... to myself, groans and grunts as I roll out of bed in the morning, and especially those well-meaning comments from first-time ... the "temple of the Holy Spirit" and we are to "glorify God" in those bodies (1 Corinthians 6:19-20). So, let's get serious about ...
Life lived under the sun has a depressing quality about it, at least according to Solomon. ... did: life under the sun is empty. But is this really true of God’s servants? Daniel, as he comes to the close of his book, received a ... lives in the future and on into eternity—not forgotten by God. ...
We often discover priceless gems in the strangest places—deep in the rugged, dark corners of the earth. This is ... In spite of depravity’s depths and our bleak surroundings, God still uses choice instruments—His unique and lovely vessels—to bring us ...
The deed was done. Whispers of a scandalous nature buzzed around David's palace, but no one dared say a word to the king. His bride of a few months was obviously pregnant…bringing a mute reminder of that fateful spring night when adultery stained the record of the king's reign. And murder. And hypocrisy. And ...
We have often commented on how up-to-date the Scripture really is. There is no doubt that it is “living and active, ... prophet, witnessing the evils around him, wrestled with God’s seemingly indifferent attitude. It was an offensive contradiction to His holy nature. But when God revealed His plan, an even greater problem arose. So Habakkuk decided to ...
... instructing readers in basic Christian beliefs. Then, after the reader has a clearer understanding of faith in Christ, the second half of the letter deals explicitly with how to live out the ... one that teaches believers how to apply the great truths of God's sovereignty and salvation in day-to-day life. ...
We’ve reached the halfway point in Solomon’s journal. By now we have a pretty good handle on the man’s mental perspective as well as his method of pursuit. But something ... This comes as a surprise because Solomon had considerable, God-given wisdom. That’s true except for a strange period in his life when he ...
The hardest work we can do is “knee” work. We'll find anything else easier ... (Luke 18:1), He showed us by praying Himself. One with the Father, Jesus still felt the need to pray—and He prayed all the time. ... of the most remarkable and longest intercessions in all of Godユs Word. From it, we can learn how to pray and get a glimpse into Jesus‘ ...
... that stretched his faith and deepened his dependence on God. Though the patriarch didn’t always ace the tests, God—like a master teacher—restored His apprentice and prepared Abram for ...
The birth of Jesus was an extraordinary event in human history: God became a man without ceasing to be the one and only God. While Israel’s high-born, well-educated elite advanced their status and ...
Such intriguing scenes fill the biblical pages recounting the Christmas miracle! That’s why we celebrate every year the birth of our ... traveling 90 miles with Mary and Joseph to listening in on God’s voice in the cry of a baby. We’ll linger at each one and simply let ...
Failure is frequently expressed as the inability to perform or act according to expectations. But who sets those expectations? Certainly if we’re trying to meet God’s perfect standard, we all fail daily! (“You must be holy because I am ... Peter 1:16 NLT) Often the failure we most struggle to move past is the failure to live up to some unreasonable, artificial standard ...
... be called “good for nothing.” But that’s exactly what God calls those who refuse to abide in Christ. Life as God intended it benefits not only the person who receives salvation but also the people with whom the believer ...
In the growth process, we as members of God's family, we enlarge our reservoir of ... we strengthen our grasp of understanding. We also increase the sensitivity of our conscience, the level of our discernment, and the ...